Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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Here's my original deathcore / djent song: "The Bone Zone"!

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2;28 | glide up from -7 semitones
2;30 | -7 semitones
2;32 | glide up from -7 semitones
2;38 | glide down to -7 semitones
3;21 | glide up from -7 semitones

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Tuning: Drop E 8-string (E B E A D G B E)

Working title: "8 string metallica"

Shout-out to @NahTony for coming up with the song title!

This song started about a week or two ago with that little groove riff after the intro. I liked it at first, but I had no clue what to do with it. I just named it "8 string metallica" (because it sounds a bit like a Metallica riff), saved it, and moved on.

Later after some long shifts at work, I was just messing around and came up with the intro riff. Once I heard that, I knew exactly where the song needed to go! Did a bit of copying and pasting to get the song structure, added some fun pitch-shifting, and there ya go. That's a song right there.

In case it's not obvious, Meshuggah is one of the main inspirations for this song. It feels like a combination of "The Hurt That Finds You First", "Humiliative", and "Ivory Tower". I of course enjoy some deathcore though, I'm sure Oceano, Spite, and The Acacia Strain inspired me a bit too!

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I tried some new stuff on this mix and I'm really happy with it! I might make a production breakdown video to get a little more in-depth about it.

Also, I totally put Lego Yoda Death Sound in there. It's tuned liked 3 semitones down tho.

DRUMS

EZDrummer for kick, snare, and toms (bright room Prog Metal preset). GGD Modern and Massive for cymbals.

EZDrummer:
- Kick: 16x25" Gretsch
- Snare: 6.5x14" Gretsch Bell Brass
- Toms: Gretsch for toms 1 and 2, Ludwig for toms 3, 4, and 5.

GGD Modern and Massive:
- Whatever the default cymbals are lol

I did quite a bit of dynamic EQ on the drums, it felt more natural than cutting everything with a regular EQ.

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RHYTHM GUITARS

Logic Pedalboard Plugin (pitchshifter pedal)

Archetype: Gojira
- OD Pedal, tone knob turned down quite a bit to de-emphasize the high-end.
- 3rd amp, gain about halfway, lows turned up almost all the way, a lot of highs and presence.
- Graphic EQ, boost 65 Hz, cut 500 Hz, boost 8 kHz, cut 16 kHz
- 1st cab, 57 and 414.

Logic Channel EQ
- 75 Hz boost, 6k cut, 12.8k shelf cut.

Logic Multiband Compressor

Logic Exciter
- 8.4k, +2.88% harmonics

Logic Channel EQ
- 6k cut, 2.2 q

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BASS (tuned an octave below the guitars btw)

Ignite Amps SHB-1
- a lot of gain and bass, Deep and Shape engaged

Logic Channel EQ, Multiband, and another EQ.
- Controlling low mids and boosting 1k-2k

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